Portugal - Maro - Saudade, Saudade

9 - 207 pts   4 - 208 pts in semi 1

Maro (Mariana Seca) is the winner of the 56th Festival da Canção with the song Saudade, Saudade (longing, longing) written by Maro herself with John Blanda. The song is performed in a mix of English an Portuguese. 

Next to the version on the FdC album (CD & digital, see below) Maro also released a Live In Studio version of her winning song (digital release, 7-3)

On April 21, 2023 a set of remixes was released. (Secca records digital)

- carbeau remix

- Diogo Piçarra remix

- NOËP remix

On October 18, 2024 a digital EP was released with some known versions and a few new ones:

- original version

- Live in Avinyó

- Piano (vocal version with piano acc.)

- Remix Carbeau

- Diogo Piçarra remix

- Remix NOËP

- fast & slow versions

digital release image of live version

Portugal had their Festival da Canção on 5, 7 and 12 March and the CD with all songs is available. (fnac.pt sells internationally).
It includes all 20 songs in the competition. Also available through your favorite digitalia.

Charts:

Portugal top 200: 176, 4, 13, 26, 45, 57, 70, 76, 64, 21, 3, 17, 21, 37, 46, 71, 81, 101, 127, 176, 188, -

Swedish top 100 (Topplistan): 68, -

Ireland top 100 (IRMA): 93, -

Switzerland top 100: 79, -

Versions:

Saudade, Saudade

- CD Festival da Canção 2022, on the official album

Saudade, Saudade - live in studio

- digital single (7-3)

Saudade, Saudade - carbeau remix

Saudade, Saudade - Diogo Piçarra remix

Saudade, Saudade - NOËP remix

- above remixes digital 21-4 2023

Saudade, Saudade- Live in Avinyó

Saudade, Saudade- Piano (vocal version with piano acc.)

Saudade, Saudade - fast version

Saudade, Saudade - slow version

- above four on Saudade, Saudade EP (digital, 18-1- 2024)

Saudade, Saudade - karaoke

- on the official karaoke album (digital)

Links and sources:

Maro: FB, Page at Quincy Jones management

FdC: Website, FB

Let's Get Physical 2022

Physical singles available in the shops or online stores

Croatia cdsingle

Ukraine cdsingle or mini album, whatever it is, it has 5 songs

United Kingdom limited edition cdsingle

Malta cdsingle or mini album, whatever it is, it has 6 songs

Netherlands: S10 releases two vinyls on 10-10

Spain: Picture disc on 4-11
Promo info is in each country's post if and when available

The artists albums:

Greece: Amanda Tenfjotd on Vinyl LP In Hindsight

Spain: Chanel's  ¡Agua! out in January 2024

Lithuania: Monika's new album has an 8 minute Sentimentai.

Switzerland: Mr. Bear has his album out March 25

France: Alvan's album Magma is out on CD 13-5

Germany: Malik Harris 2021 album re-released on CD with Rockstars X 2

Poland: Ochman releases a deluxe edition of his 2021 CD, now with River

Ukraine cdsingle or mini album, whatever it is, it has 5 songs

Malta cdsingle or mini album, whatever it is, it has 6 songs

U.K. CD There's Nothing But Space, Man is out October 15 November 18.

Bulgaria's Intelligent Music Project reveal the original version of Intention on their new album

Finland: Jezebel is on the Rasmus album Rise, out 23-9

Estonia: Stefan's Hope now on CD

Croatia Mia's Monologue CD out in december 2023.

The Official album

The album with all songs from the Torino show comes in three physical formats this year.

2CD out on April 22

4LP out on May 6 (mine arrived on April 29 though)

- appears to be sold out at the official shop but you can try elsewhere... (see comments) (NL-ers I got mine at Bookspot, lowest price I could find)

The LP's play at 45 rpm, so there's that.

2MC (cassette) out on May 6 

The digital version is out through selected digital stores (but not Spotify) from April 8. The karaoke album is out on the same day (and Spotify does have that one)

DVD: A DVD set as well as a Blu Ray is expected on June 26.

This year's National Final compilations:
Italy's Sanremo 2CD is out now, also on 2LP clear vinyl
Portugal's FdC CD is out now

Croatia's DORA 2022 CD is out now
Sweden's Melodifestivalen 2CD will be out on February 27 thereabouts.

Greece - Amanda Tenfjord - Die Together

8 - 215 pts   3 - 211 pts in semi 1
Amanda Georgiadis Tenfjord will represent Greece in Turin. Her song, Die Together, was presented by ERT on March 10. Watch the video here at ERT.

Die Together was written by Amanda Tenfjord herself with Bjørn Helge Gammelsæter.

The digital single was released on March 11 but an earlier version was on soundcloud a few months earlier.

Here's Amanda's follow up single Arcade. (Yes, that one)

In Hindsight
Amanda released her album In Hindsight in 2022 (digital followed by a vinyl LP version in 2023. It includes the regular version of Die Together (Propeller records)

Versions:
Die together - single / ESC version
- digital 11-3, on the official album, LP In Hindsight

Die together - Acoustic with choir

- digital 29-4
Die together - karaoke
- on the official karaoke album (digital)

An earlier demo version was featured on Soundcloud

Acoustic version digital release image

Links and sources:
Amanda Tenfjord: Website, FB, Insta

ERT Eurovision FB

Armenia - Rosa Linn - Snap

20 - 61 pts   5 - 187 pts in semi 1

ARMTV chose Rosa Linn as the singer for Torino. Her song, Snap, was announced and released on March 19. 

promo

Snap is was released on March 19 through your favorite digital sources.

The song is written by Rosa Linn, Larzz Principato, Jeremy Dusoulet, Allie Crystal, Tamar Kaprelian and Courtney Harrell.

We know Tamar Kaprelian from Eurovision 2015 (Genealogy at the Vienna Collection)

A 1-track promo cds is issued for promotion in Turin.

Rosa Linn (Ռոզա Լին), born as Roza Kostandyan (Ռոզա Կոստանդյան).

Several versions are released over time with a duet version in English/Italian with young Italian singer Alfa being the latest. (Andrea Alfa de Filippi). Thanks Rick!

The first official video released on July 27 is here at Youtube

A new video clip was made. It was released on October 7 (here at Youtube)
It appears to be longer but that's basically because they have the quiet bits a bit longer.

Chart Success
On June 24 the Fargo remix was released as a digital track. (Youtube). In the same week the song picked up some serious streaming activity thanks to a modestly viral TikTok thing.

Following the Tiktok success Snap charts in many countries, making this year's #20 the biggest hit of the year. 

After going top 10 in several countries Snap went to #1 in the Belgian Flemish Charts.
Also see charts below.

Tying in with the popularity of Snap on TikTok, a version Snap - High and fast is on Spotify and Youtube, which is a speeded up version with chipmunk like vocals. It's silly but still listed on the official Rosa Linn list/account. The EP version "low and slow" is equally silly, but hey, anything for the streaming numbers.

it looks like a cd but it isn't

Snap Pack

On July 15 some more versions were released in the digital Snap Pack EP. (2 new ones with 3 already released versions).
1. Snap - High and fast
2. Snap - Low and slow
3. Snap - Acoustic
4. Snap - Fargo remix
5. Snap

On September 9 another mix was added, the Luca Schreiner remix. The playing order of the pack also changed.

1. Snap

2. Snap - High and fast
3. Snap - Low and slow
4. Snap - Acoustic
5. Snap - Fargo remix

6. Snap - Luca Schreiner remix

And another version was added on October 30

7. Snap - Italian* with Alfa

-* it's actually part English part Italian.

November 11 sees another remix abomination. The Drill remix with Odyssybeats sounds and seems a bit unofficial. It's not added to the Snap Pack and has a different record lable than the other versions.

And on that note, there are many releases of other "pieces of music" having the words Snap, Rosa, Linn, Lin, or variations in the title and artist name. The hope you make the error of listening to it for more than 30 seconds so they can Snap up the 0,3 cent from your streaming service. 

Versions:
Snap - single version
- digital release 19-3, on the official album, promo

Snap - Fargo remix
- digital 24-6
Snap - karaoke
- on the official karaoke album (digital)
Snap - High and fast
- digital 2-7
Snap - Low and slow
- digital 15-7
Snap - Acoustic
- digital 15-7

Snap - Luca Schreiner remix

- added to the digital Snap-pack 9-9

- also on DMC DJ service CD (mixed)  DMC Chart Monsterjam #63

- Also on 3CD Club Sounds - Best of 2022 (Sony)

Snap - with Alfa in English/Italian

- digital, added to the Snap Pack on 30-9
All above versions except karaoke on the digital Snap Pack EP.

Snap - Drill remix with Oddyseybeats (unofficial?)

- digital 16-11

Snap - remix by André Breakz (unofficial?)

- digital 8-12, only on Dezzer & Amazon music

An earlier version had escaped to the internet a week or so before the official  announcement.

Charts: 

Swedish top 100 (Topplistan): 97, - (see below for rest of Swedish charts)

Snap-Repris:

Charting after July 1 (week 26) following the tik-tok-thingy.

Netherlands top 100: 55, 28, 19, 16, 11, 10, 10, 9, 8, 8, 7, 4, 4, 6, 8, 8, 10, 11, 11, 14, 14, 15, 15, 24, 37, 48, 75, 27, 28, 42, 49, 56, 56, 63, 66, 67, 67, 68, 66, 58, 65, 68, 76, 92, 89, 95, - (4-47)

Netherlands top 40: 37, 27, 18, 15, 10, 9, 8, 3, 2, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 4, 8, 10, 16, 21, 24, 31, 33, 34, - (2-26)

Switzerland top 100: 100, 54, 24, 16, 9, 5, 5, 5, 4, 6, 7, 5, 4, 5, 6, 5, 5, 3, 5, 5, 5, 8, 13, 19, 22, 30, 8, 9, 11, 12, 12, 7, 20, 19, 17, 14, 10, 13, 12, 15, 16, 19, 22, 23, 23, 24, 29, 31, 27, 30, 26, 30, 36, 35, 43, 37, 32, 36, 40, 50, 55, 54, 61, 46, 47, 49, 44, 52, 48, 50, 57, 51, 58, 64, 92, -  re in 2024: 80, 51, - re: 94, 76, 82, - (3-81)

Ireland top 100 (IRMA): 67, 43, 16, 9, 6, 7, 7, 8, 7, 11, 14, 11, 11, 14, 16, 31, 36, 41, 48, 46, 46, 65, 78, 97, -, re  (after all the X-mas songs fell out) 65, 59, 74, 74, 86, 87, 100, 99, -  (6-32)

Sweden re-entry (week 27) 67, 32, 13, 12, 9, 10, 8, 9, 11, 13, 16, 14, 15, 17, 18, 20, 21, 30, 29, 30, 34, 53, 64, 80, 83, -, 24, 35, 39, 50, 57, 60, 59, 66, 98, 100, -, re: 87, -, re: 100 (8-38)

Austria top 75: 54, 19, 15, 6, 8, 9, 10, 10, 11, 7, 7, 5, 6, 7, 8, 7, 8, 8, 8, 9, 13, 30, 39, 43, (no charts),  52 , 11, 12, 18, 23, 19, 18, 22, 21, 26, 21, 19, 19, 19, 21, 24, 26, 28, 34, 32, 32, 38, 37, 38, 40, 42, 41, 38, 48, 52, 61, 52, 52, 66, 67, 75, 75, -, re 71, 62, 68, 62, 58, 73, -  (5-66)

Germany top 100: 32, 24, 20, 16, 15, 14, 14, 16, 14, 12, 8, 11, 12, 12, 9, 9, 10, 9, 11, 14, 26, 40, 40, 46, 66, 17, 18, 24, 34, 29, 29, 38, 43, 38, 39, 32, 34, 33, 38, 40, 37, 46, 49, 54, 57, 54, 59, 68, 69, 63, 77, 70, 79, 86, 89, 82, 72, 70, 74, 90, 93, 99, -, 92, 82, 92, -   (8-64)

U.K. top 100 (OCC): 67, 43, 26, 26, 28, 26, 23, 25, 21, 23, 22, 26, 29, 71, 80, 83, -, 98, 100, - (21-18)

Norway top 40 (VG lista): 27, 14, 9, 8, 9, 9, 11, 12, 14, 12, 10, 16, 13, 13, 19, 21, 25, 25, 29, -  re 39, - (8-20)

Italy top 100 (FIMI): 83, 69, 57, 57, 56, 58, 51, 53, 51, 57, 65, 46, 27, 15, 11, 10, 8, 9, 7, 9, 8, 8, 10, 13, 20, 6, 11, 20, 13, 15, 24, 47, 40, 38, 41, 39, 39, 43, 49, 55, 57, 51, 53, 55, 54, 68, 66, 90, 93, 87, 85, 94, 92, 92, 89, -, 92, 96, 96, 91, 84, -, 95, -, 93, - (6-62)

Canada top 100 (Billboard): 68, 53, 57, 52, 51, 53, 57, 50, 38, 42, 38, 33, 29, 29, 47, 51, 65, 58, 54, 53, -, re: 42, 45, 49, - (29-23)

Australia top 100 (ARIA): 79, 64, 23, 21, 20, 23, 28, 25, 25, 27, 28, 26, 21, 22, 32, 37, 45, 36, 32, 28, 45, ?*, 96, 42, 37, 34, 35, 42, ?* (20-27, *= out of the top 50. I have no further details on top 100)

New Zealand top 40: 38, - re: 36, 33, 33, 30, 32, 31, 31, 33, 34, 39, - (31-11)

Portugal top 200: 63, 35, 36, 24, 20, 16, 17, 16, 20, 19, 19, 20, 20, 19, 29, 19, 21, 17, 19, 18, 24, 25, 31, 39, 22, 23, 29, 30, 32, 42, 43, 40, 42, 40, 38, 42, 45, 51, 56, 59, 65, 76, 70, 73, 81, 72, 79, 88, 82, 84, 90, 102, 107, 96, 108, 95, 102, 109, 104, 111, 133, 138, 138, 129, 138, 129, 142, 161, 168, 144, 144, 172, - 179, 158, -, re:180  (16-74)

Belgium (Flemish) top 50: 32, 7, 7, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 5, 5, 9, 11, 10, 16, 7, 14, 5, 13, 16, 16, 17, 13, 24, 17, 29, 32, 27, 32, 28, 26, 24, 39, 42, 35, 42, 38, 39, 41, - (1-45)

Belgium (Walloon) top 50: 50, 36, 34, 27, 18, 18, 10, 9, 7, 6, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 1, 1, 1, 3, 3, 2, 2, 5, 9, 8, 12, 14, 22, 21, 20, 23, 24, 22, 35, 31, - (1-36)

Spain top 100: 99, 96, -, 100, -, 100, 97, -, 98, 99, -, -, 82, 87, 79, 87, 76, 71, 62, 64, 57, 62, 68, 57, 51, 52, 54, 58, 60, 63, 65, 78, 74, 77, 92, 83, 84, 83, 87, 97, 94, - re: 97, - (51-38)

France top 200 (SNEP): 153, 152, 175, -, re: 198, 139, 131, 159, 129, 82, 46, 49, 47, 30, 45, 32, 36, 38, 24, 21, 17, 10, 17, 19, 23, 23, 31, 43, 36, 50, 47, 38, 46, 39, 65, 74, 84, 82, 82, 91, 89, 100, 116, 137, 126, 149, 162, 160, 174, 164, 162, 156, 150, 164, 174, 176, 199, -, 190, -  (10-57)

- The only 2022 ESC song charting in the French top 200.

USA Bubbling under top 25 (Billboard): 22, 20

  continued in the USA Hot 100 (Billboard): 97, -, 93, 97, 99, 90, 90, 82, 95, 93, -,  re: 71, 74, 67, 68, 75, 92, - (71-15)

- The 12th Eurovision entry to make it to the Hot 100, here's a list of all that went before Rosa Linn (at the Tel Aviv Collection, scroll down)

Indonesia top 25 (Billboard): 19, 20, 19, 17, 15, 15, 22, 21, 23, 22, 22, - (15-11)

Singapore top 25 (Billboard): 19, 19, 19, 23, 22, - (19-5)

Finland top 20 (IFPI): 20, -

Denmark top 40 (Tracklisten): 37, 34, 33, 31, 30, 32, 37, 38, 33, - (30-9)

Bulgaria top 40: 39, -

India International top 20 (IMI): ?*, (22), 19, -*, (21), 17, 13, 18, 16, 14, 15, 15, 14, 14, 12, 13, 15, 13, 11, 15, 12, 13, 17, 17, 19, 18, 20, 18, 19, 20, 20, 19, 18, (21), 18, 15, 17, 18, 18, - (11-47)

* at least 47 weeks on the IMI charts but only the top 20 is published.

Certifications

2x Diamond in Brazil for 320.000 certified units

1x Diamond in France for 333.333 certified units

4x Platinum in Italy for 400.000 certified units

3x Platinum in Portugal (30.000 c.u.)

3x Platinum in Switzerland (60.000 c.u.)

2x Platinum in Austria (60.000 c.u.)

2x Platinum in Norway (120.000 c.u)

2x Platinum in Hungary (8000 c.u.)

2x Platinum in Poland (100.000 c.u.)

2x Platinum in Spain (120.000 c.u.)

Platinum in Spain, Sweden, Germany, Denmark, Canada, U.K., USA

Gold in Greece

Pic from Rosa Linn's Facebook

Links and sources:
Rosa Linn FB, Insta

Romania - WRS - Llámame

18 - 65 pts   9 - 118 pts in semi 2
Llámame by WRS (Andrei Ursu) is the 2022 Eurovision entry for Romania. He won the Romanian selection on March 5.

Llámame, a song in Spanish and English, was written by Andrei Ursu himself, Cezar Gună and Alexandru Turcu.

Llámame was released as a digital single on February 10.

The Eurovision version was released on April 1 on the digital EP Mandala (Global records)

Note: Some download stores sell the EP with a different tracklist, without Llámame.

The extended version was added to the original single release in June. Youtube

The Split and DJ Yaang remix was released on December 7.

2023 Fiesta and a "new" name

WRS released the digital album Fiesta'23 on May 12 2023. It includes a new remix of Llámame. (Global records)

WRS music can now be found under his own name Andrei Ursu. He announced the change on October 10 2023 and his digital output has been changed accordingly, even though the artwork still reads WRS.

Versions:

Llámame - Eurovision version

- digital EP Mandala  4-1, official album

Llámame - Original version

- digital  5-3

Llámame - Extended

- digital  26-6 (?)

Llámame - Split and DJ Yaang remix

- digital 7-12

Llámame - Fiesta'23 remix

- digital album Fiesta'23, released 12-5-23

Llámame - karaoke

- on the official karaoke album (digital)

Charts:

Spain top 100: 91, 95, -

Links and sources:
WRS: FB (new!), Insta (new!)

TVR Eurovision pages

Here's a Youtube playlist (by TVR) of the 45 songs in the competition for Romania.

Spain - Chanel - SloMo

3 - 459 pts   

Juicy

Spain gave us a National preselection this year. Benidorm Fest 2022.
The competition was won by Chanel (Chanel Terrero Martínez) with the song SloMo (Not a tribute to Mr. Arzi but it stands for Slow Motion).
SloMo is written by Leroy Sanchez, Keith Harris, Ibere Fortes, Maggie Szabo and Arjen Thonen.

The digital single was released on December 24.

The version used at the contest (The Eurovision's Dancebreak edit) was released the morning after the contest.

Too big for the scanner, the real thing

pre order image

The vinyl picture disc includes four versions.

It's shaped like a mango (inspired by the line “Te endulzo la cara en jugo de mango” (I sweeten your face in mango juice) and was finally released on November 11 (BMG 538822625)

It's pricy: Fnac Spain has it and so does La Casa Del Disco (International postage14,99)  UK + international: Townsend (Sold Out)

2024 ¡Agua!

Chanel's album ¡Agua! was released on CD and LP in January 2024. It includes the single version of SloMo.

The vinyl LP is light blue transparent vinyl.

CD Sony 19658841652 / LP Sony 19658841661

The three night Benidorm Fest selection also featured Eurovision legends Azúcar Moreno but their Postureo didn't make it to the final. 

A promo CD with all Benidorm Fest songs was issued by TVE.

Versions:

The video version and National Final (Benidorm fest) version are different from any of the digital released singles.

pre-order image

SloMo - Eurovision version known as Eurovision's Dance Break edit

- digital single 15-5, vinyl

SloMo - single/ESC CD version, ¡Agua! 

- digital 24-12-21, on the official album, vinyl

SloMo - acoustic

- on vinyl only

SloMo - karaoke (instrumental with just a few vocal samples)

- on the official karaoke album (digital) and vinyl

SloMo - Sak Noel & Hector Mass remix

- This was released through DJ Pool only, a DJ service for subscribers only.

Charts:
Spanish top 100: 13, 26, 42, 88, -, re-entry week before ESC: 70, 55, 1, 3, 6, 9, 11, 14, 14, 18, 22, 25, 33, 39, 42, 43, 43, 44, 46, 51, 62, 66, 71, 75, 80, 91, 87, 98, 99, - re (15-1 '23): 98 (1-34)

Swedish top 100 (Topplistan): 32, 82, -

Netherlands top 100: 71, -

Ireland top 100 (IRMA): 44, 73, -

U.K. top 100 (OCC): 56, -

Switzerland top 100: 65, -

Portugal top 200: 88, 152, -

Digital release image

Links and sources:
Chanel: Instagram, Audio linktree

Croatia - Mia Dimšić - Guilty Pleasure

cd single

11 - 75 pts in semi 1

Guilty Pleasure by Mia Dimšić is the winning song of DORA 2022, the Croatian selection for Eurovision in Turin.

The song is written by Mia Dimšić, Vjekoslav Dimter and Damir Bačić.
The digital single was released on February 20.

The Croatian version, Netko Drugi (something else) , was released on March 23 (Youtube)

The Eurovision version is slightly different with some added instruments.

On 29-4 all versions except the original are bundled in a digital EP, now also including instrumental and Netko Drugi karaoke

At the contest (semi final 1) Mia performed the song in English wit the last part in Kroatian.

A cdsingle is released through Croatia records. (CroRec 3 850126 137299)

It features five versions, all listed below except the original version which can be found on the DORA '22 CD

Available here at Croatia records. They also sell the DORA '22 CD ('21 and '20 also still available)

first digital release image

Monologue

On December 1st 2023 Mia's English language album Monologue was released. It includes the original version of Guilty Pleasure.

Croatia Records 3850126174881

CD version available at Croatia records's shop.

Monologue CD

All Dora 2022 songs are realeased on CD out on 21-2. (Available at Croatia records)

Versions:

Guilty pleasure - ESC version

- on the official album

Guilty pleasure - original

- digital 20-2, CD DORA '22

Netko drugi - Croatian

- digital release 23-3

Guilty pleasure - ESC version karaoke

- on the official karaoke album (digital)

Netko drugi - karaoke

- digital release 29-4

Guilty pleasure - Instrumental

- digital 29-4

Links and sources:
Mia Dimšić: Website, FB Insta

DORA pages at HRT

Second digital release image (same version though)

Lithuania - Monika Liu - Sentimentai

14 - 128 pts   7 - 159 pts in semi 1
Sentimentai performed and written by Monika Liu (Monika Liubinaitė) is the winner of Pabandom Iš Naujo! 2022, the Lithuanian selection for the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest.

Sentimentai was released as a digital single on January 18.

With Sentimentai we have a Lithuanian language in Eurovision only for the 4th time. And Monika made it to the final.

Monika Liubinaitė is one of the songwriters for the 2015 entry This Time by Monika Linkytė & Vaidas Baumila.

Digital release image

2023 album Kodėl tu čia

In 2023 (May 6) Monika released her album 2023 album Kodėl tu čia? including Sentimentai in an amazing 8 minute version.

The album is released on vinyl LP and was available first on the presentation concert. I have no further details on CD (if any) but I only saw the LP on Discogs so far. Monika's Bandcamp has the vinyl for sale (at a price though)

LP, pic  borrowed from Discogs

Versions:

Sentimentai

- on the official album, digital on 18-1

Sentimentai (Ilga versija)

- 8 minute version on LP Kodėl tu čia? (and digital) 2023

Sentimentai - karaoke

- on the official karaoke album (digital)

Links and sources:
Sentimentai: YT audio

Monika Liu: FB, Insta

Pabandom Iš Naujo! FB

Iceland - Með Hækkandi Sól - Systur (Sigga, Beta og Elin)

23 - 20 pts   10 - 103 pts in semi 1

Með Hækkandi Sól (With the rising sun) by Sigga, Beta and Elin is the winner of the Icelandic Söngvakeppni 2022 and is the entry for Torino.

Sigríður, Elísabet and Elín Eyþórsdætur are sisters. Their song is written by Lovísa Elísabet Sigrúnardottir better known as Lay Low.

On March 16 it was announced that they will be going further as Systur (Sisters).

Pic from the sisters Facebook

The Systur also have a bróðir, his name is Eyþór and he joined his sisters on stage in Turin (on drums).

2023 remix

Palmi, who also mixed the Icelandic 2023 entry made a remix of Með Hækkandi Sól and it was released in Eurovision week 2023.

The Systur (and bró) come from a musical family. Mom Ellen Kristjánsdóttir participated in the 1989 Söngvakeppni with the band Mannakorn and the song Linudans (ending 2nd behind Daníel Augúst Haraldsson.

A year later she came fifth with Ég Læt Mig Dreyma.

Dad Eyþór Gunnarsson was a founding member and keyboard player of Mezzoforte, jazz disco band who had some world hits with songs like Garden Party and Rockall.

Söngvakeppnin 2022 album

10 songs competed for the Icelandic ticket to Turin. The final was on March 12.

All songs were released on the digital album Söngvakeppnin 2022. 10 songs in  Icelandic, nine also have their English version. Plus 10 Icelandic karaokes and 9 English. 38 tracks in all.

The winning song Með Hækkandi Sól is the only of the 10 not having an English version or English karaoke.

Versions:
Með Hækkandi Sól - original

- on the official album, digital single on some sources
Með Hækkandi Sól - karaoke

- on the official karaoke album (digital)

- both on digital album Söngvakeppnin 2022

Með Hækkandi Sól - palmi.remix

- digital 12-5-2023

Links and sources:
Systur: Sigga, Beta og Elin: Website,  FB, Insta

RÚV Söngvakeppnin pages, FB, Insta

Ukraine - Kalush Orchestra - Stefania

Victory For Ukraine!

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1 - 631 pts   1 - 337 pts in semi 1

Kalush Orchestra has won the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest in Turin.

After disqualification of the original winner of Vidbir (Ukarine's pre-selection) it was announced that Kalush (Orchestra), the runner up in the Ukarinian Vidbir, would represent the country in Turin with their song Stefania (Стефанія).  

The band members have been serving in the Ukrainian army and relief organisation but the made it to in Turin and also to Eurovision in Concert.

Stefania (Стефанія) was released on February 7.

The song is written by band members 

Ivan Klimenko, 

Oleh Psiuk, 

Tymofii Muzychuk, 

Vitaii Duzhyk and 

Ihor Didenchuk. The latter is the flute guy we know and love from Go_A.

A 5-track CD is released on 13-5. It has the following tracks. Out on Sony

1. Stefania (Kalush Orchestra)     
2. Dodomu (feat. Skofka)     
3. Fajna (feat. Skofka)     
4. Zori     
5. Gori (feat. alyona alyona)  

Available at Empik (Poland), RecordshopX (Finland) both sell internationally (although complicated for empik, they  force you to buy a premium account) but I expect others will follow. (let us know!)

JPC has it too (a shop I buy from often)

Asfalt shop (Poland only) Fnac for France (and international, cheapest I found at 4,99)

The cds comes in a thin "jewel case". All proceeds will be donated (but they don't say to whom).

Versions:

Stefania - single version / ESC version

- digital  7-2, on the official album, Kalush cd maxi

Stefania - karaoke

- on the official karaoke album (digital)

A special edition stamp was issued in April 2023, order here at Ukrposta or check your e-bays and such if you're a collector. 

Charts:

Dutch top 100: 36, 60, -

Dutch top 40: 38, 38, -

Swedish top 100 (Topplistan): 7, 18, 52, 93, -

Norway VG lista top 40: 19, -

Ireland top 100 (IRMA): 30, 67, -

U.K top 100: 38, 96, -

Germany top 100: 33, 72, -

Italy top 100 (FIMI): 53, -

Switzerland top 100: 11, 49, -

Belgium (Flemish) top 50: 37, 24, -

Finland top 20 (IFPI): 2, 12, -

Austria top 75: 26, -

Portugal top 200: 92, -

Links and sources:

Kalush (Orchestra): 

Kalush FB, Insta

Alina Pash - The withdrawn entry
Alina Pash is the winner of Vidbir 2022, the Ukrainian selection for the Turin Eurovision Song Contest. But she won't be going to Turin after all. She withdrew after allegations about illegally entering the Crimea etc. etc., you read the news.

The lyrics to Shadows Of Forgotten Ancestors are written by Alina Ivanivna Pash (Аліна Іванівна Паш) herself, with music provided by Taraz Baseev.
The song is performed in a mix of Ukrainian and English.

Shadows... was released as a digital single on February 4.

Digital release image

Links and sources:

Shadows Of Forgotten Ancestors: Audio linktree, Lyric video

Alina Pash: FB, Insta, Soundcloud